CNBC reported that the deterioration of France's public finances and political gridlock are increasingly worrying investors in the sovereign bond market. ^[1] Japan's 10-year government bond yield touched the 3% threshold on Tuesday, marking the first time in over three decades it has exceeded this level. ^[2] CNBC reported that France's borrowing costs are near levels recorded during the financial crisis. ^[3] CNBC reported that the investor concerns come ahead of a new difficult battle over the French national budget. ^[4] Markets anticipate that Japan's central bank will raise interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25%. ^[5] US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled that the United States wants Japan's central bank to raise its policy rate more aggressively. ^[6] Gold and silver prices in India's retail market rose on Thursday, September 3, amid ongoing uncertainty over the US-Iran conflict. ^[7] In international markets, spot gold rose 0.5% to $4,409.97 per ounce by 0219 GMT after hitting a near one-month low in the previous session. ^[8] Iran attacked Kuwait, and US President Donald Trump claimed that hostilities are not going to last 'too long.' ^[9] US gold futures gained 0.9% to $4,455.30 on September 3. ^[10] France is the European Union's second-largest economy. ^[11]